SPECTRA COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, LLC PSC MO. NO. 5 d/b/a CenturyLink (C) 2nd Revised Title Sheet Cancels 1st Revised Title Sheet 1 PRIVATE LINE SERVICE

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1 d/b/a CenturyLink (C) 2nd Revised Title Sheet Cancels 1st Revised Title Sheet 1 TITLE SHEET SPECTRA COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, LLC D/B/A CENTURYLINK (C) INTRASTATE INTRALATA Applying to the Intrastate Services of this Company in Missouri Issued: September 10, 2009 Effective: October 19, 2009 Chantel Mosby Director - Tariffs Monroe, Louisiana

2 d/b/a CenturyLink 1st Revised Sheet No. Adoption Notice A (C) Cancels Original Sheet No. Adoption Notice A ADOPTION NOTICE A Effective October 19, 2009, Spectra Communications Group, LLC d/b/a CenturyTel beganoperating under the name CenturyLink. As such, Spectra Communications Group, LLC d/b/a CenturyLink hereby adopts, ratifies, and makes its own, in every respect as if the same had been originally filed by it, all tariffs, schedules, rules, notices or other instruments filed with the Public Service Commission, State of Missouri, under the name Spectra Communications Group, LLC d/b/a CenturyTel, currently on file with and approved by the Commission. (N) (N) Effective March 12, 2001 Spectra Communications Group, LLC d/b/a CenturyTel, hereby adopts, ratifies, and makes its own, in every respect as if the same had been originally filed by it, all tariffs, schedules, rules, notices or other instruments filed with the Public Service Commission, State of Missouri, under the name Spectra Communications Group, currently on file with and approved by the Commission. Issued: September 10, 2009 Effective: October 19, 2009 Chantel Mosby Director - Tariffs Monroe, Louisiana

3 d/b/a CenturyLink Table of Contents 1st Revised Sheet 1 Cancels Original Sheet 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS SHEET TITLE SHEET Title Sheet 1 SYMBOLS Symbols 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents 1 TRADE NAMES, TRADEMARKS and SERVICE MARKS 1 A. APPLICATION OF TARIFF 1 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 2 1. Undertaking of the Telephone Company 2 a. Scope 2 b. Limitations 2 c. Liability 3 d. Provision of Service Components 5 e. Protective Equipment 8 f. Application for Private Line Service 8 g. Special Equipment and Arrangements 9 2. Use 9 a. Authorized Use 9 b. Unlawful Purposes 11 c. Resale of Use for Others 11 d. Shared Use of Private Line Services Obligation of the Customer 12 a. Customer Responsibilities 12 b. Rearrangements and Repairs 14 c. Transfer of Service 14 d. Intended Use Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowances 14 a. Payment of Charges and Deposits 14 b. Cancellation for Cause 15 c. Minimum and Fractional Rates and Charges 15 d. Special Construction 16 e. Change in Service Arrangements 17 f. Suspension of Service 17 g. Temporary Surrender of Service 17 h. Allowances for Interruptions 18 i. Cancellation of Application for Service 18 j. Restoration Priority Change Definitions 20 (N) Issued: October 24, 2011 Effective: November 23, 2011 Darlene N. Terry Manager-Tariffs Overland Park, KS

4 d/b/a CenturyLink Table of Contents Original Sheet 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont'd) SHEET B. GENERAL REGULATIONS (Cont'd) 6. Connections - General 30 a. General Provisions 30 b. Responsibility of the Customer 30 c. Responsibility of the Telephone Company 31 d. Recording of Two-Way Telephone Conversations 32 e. Violation of Regulations 32 f. Connection of Facilities-Hazardous or Inaccessible Locations Connection of Customer-Provided Terminal Equipment and Communication Systems 33 a. General 33 b. Data Terminal Equipment 34 c. Voice Terminal Equipment 36 d. Communications Systems 37 e. Minimum Protection Criteria 38 f. Channel Derivation Devices Connection of Services by the Telephone Company to Different Customers Connection of Services Furnished by the Telephone Company with Services of Interexchange Customers Connection of Services Furnished by the Telephone Company to the Same Customer Connections of Customer-Provided Test Equipment Special Taxes, Fees and Charges Method of Applying Rates 47

5 d/b/a CenturyLink Table of Contents 1st Revised Sheet 3 Cancels Original Sheet 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont'd) SHEET B C. SERVICES AND RATES General Description of Services 53 a. Series b. Series c. Series 300 and d. (Reserved for Future Use) 82 e. Extension Services 86 f. Signaling 88 g. Channel Conditioning Charges 92 h. DATAPHONE Select-a-Station Service 94 i. (Reserved for Future Use) 101 j. (Reserved for Future Use) 108 D. COMPETITIVE EXCHANGES Business Exchanges Residential Exchanges 110 (N) (N) (N) Issued: September 9, 2005 Effective: October 9, 2005 Chantel Mosby Manager, Tariffs and Compliance Monroe, LA

6 d/b/a CenturyLink Trade Names, Trademarks and Service Marks Original Sheet 1 Trade Names, Trademarks and Service Marks Used in this Tariff Below is a list of trade names, trademarks and/or service marks for services which are offered in this Tariff. These trade names, trademarks and/or service marks are owned by CenturyLink, Inc. or a subsidiary of CenturyLink, Inc. and are used by the Company with express permission. Trademark and service mark designations will not be listed hereafter in the Tariff. However, the laws regarding trademarks and service marks will still apply. Trade names, trademarks and service marks that are owned by CenturyLink, Inc. or a subsidiary of CenturyLink, Inc. cannot be used by another party without authorization. CENTURYLINK CENTURYLINK TM CENTURYLINK SM Issued: October 24, 2011 Effective: November 23, 2011 Darlene N. Terry Manager-Tariffs Overland Park, KS

7 Original Sheet 1 A. APPLICATION OF TARIFF 1. This tariff applies to interexchange Private Line Services furnished or made available by SPECTRA COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, LLC, hereinafter referred to as the Telephone Company, and for Private Line Services furnished jointly with a connecting company, to the portion of such Private Line Services furnished by the Telephone Company to the point of connection with the service components of another company for which that company's rates and regulations apply, over service components wholly within or partly within the Local Access and Transport Area's (LATA's) of the State of Missouri, between two or more points, all of said points being within LATA's of the State of Missouri. The schedule of rates and specific regulations are set forth in this Tariff. 2. This Tariff is applicable to the following Telephone Company exchanges in Missouri: SPECTRA COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, LLC Amazonia Annapolis Arcola Aurora Avenue City Avilla Belgrade Belleview Birch Tree Bolckow Boss Braymer Bronaugh -Moundville Brunswick (Triplett) Bunker Caledonia Cameron Canton Centerville Clarence Clarksdale Collins Concordia Cosby Dadeville Dalton Easton Edgar Springs Eldorado Springs Ellsinore Elmer Eminence Everton Ewing Fillmore Fremont Golden City Gorin Gower Greenfield Grovespring Hamilton Hartville Helena Houston Humansville Hunnewell Irondale Ironton Jerico Springs Kahoka Keytesville Kidder Kingston LaBelle La Plata Laddonia LaGrange Lawson Lesterville Lewistown Licking Lowry City Macon Manes Maysville Milo Monroe City Montauk Park Monticello Mt. Vernon Mtn. Grove Nebo Norwood Oates Osborn Osceola Palmyra Paris Perry Plattsburg Potosi Raymondville Revere Roby Rockville Rosendale Santa Fe Sarcoxie Savannah Schell City Shelbina Shelbyville Sheldon Stewartsville Stoutsville Timber Trimble Turney Van Buren Vanzant Walker Wayland Weaubleau West Quincy Whitesville Winona

8 Original Sheet 2 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 1. Undertaking of the Telephone Company a. Scope 1) This Tariff section contains the general regulations and definitions governing Private Line Services furnished by the Telephone Company. The regulations of the connecting company apply to the portion of Private Line Services which it furnishes at "other line" charges. 2) Private Line Service is the furnishing of Telephone Company service components for communication between specified exchanges all within Local Access and Transport Area's (LATA's) of the State of Missouri, 24 hours daily, seven days per week. Service components may be those of the Telephone Company only or those of the Telephone Company and other telephone companies. 3) The Telephone Company does not undertake to transmit messages, but offers the use of its service components, where available, to customers for such purposes. 4) Services provided under this Tariff shall be used by private line customers for use in obtaining interexchange end-to-end Private Line Service. Interexchange Customers may use services found in this Tariff that will meet their administrative needs; however, an Interexchange Customer is restricted from utilizing services found in this Tariff to furnish a portion of their authorized service offerings. b. Limitations 1) In case a shortage of service components exists at any time, either for temporary or protracted periods, the establishment of Long Distance Message Telecommunications Service (LDMTS) and/or regular exchange telephone service shall take precedence over all other services and uses. 2) The furnishing of service under this Tariff will require certain physical arrangements of the service components of the Telephone Company and is, therefore, subject to the availability of such service components.

9 Original Sheet 3 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 1. Undertaking of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) b. Limitations (Cont'd) 3) The use and restoration of service shall be in accordance with the Federal Communications Commission's Rules and Regulations which specify the priority system for such activities. 4) Subject to compliance with Section B.1.b.3), preceding, where a shortage of channels or equipment exists at any time, either for temporary; or protracted periods, the establishment of Long Distance Message Telecommunications Service (LDMTS) and/or regular exchange telephone service shall take precedence over all other services. c. Liability 1) In view of the fact that the customer has exclusive control of his communications over the service components furnished him by the Telephone Company and of the other uses for which service components may be furnished him by the Telephone Company, and because of unavoidable errors incidental to the services and to the use of such service components of the Telephone Company, the services and service components furnished by the Telephone Company are subject to the terms, conditions and limitations herein specified and to such particular terms, conditions and limitations as are set forth in other sections of this Tariff governing the respective services. 2) The liability of the Telephone Company for damages arising out of mistakes, omissions, interruptions, delays or errors of defects in transmission occurring in the course of furnishing service, whether the result of negligence of the Telephone Company or other causes shall in no event exceed an amount equivalent to the proportionate charge to the customer for the service during the period in which such mistakes, omissions, interruptions, delays, errors or defects in transmission occur and continue.

10 Original Sheet 4 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 1. Undertaking of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) c. Liability (Cont'd) 2) (Cont'd) However, any such mistakes, omissions, interruptions, delays, errors or defects in transmission or service which are caused or contributed to by the negligence or willful act of the customer, or which arise from or in connection with the use of customer-provided service components or premises equipment shall not result in the imposition of any liability whatsoever upon the Telephone Company. 3) The customer indemnifies and saves the Telephone Company harmless against claims for libel, slander or the infringement of copyright arising from the material transmitted over the service components, against claims for the infringement of patents arising from, combining with or used in connection with service components of the Telephone Company, apparatus and systems of the customer and against all other claims arising out of any act or omission of the customer in connection with the service components provided by the Telephone Company. 4) The Telephone Company does not guarantee nor make any warranty with respect to service components provided by it for use in any explosive atmosphere. The customer indemnifies and holds the Telephone Company harmless from any and all loss claims, demands, suits or other actions of any liability whatsoever whether suffered, made, instituted or asserted by the customer or by any other party or persons for any personal injury to or death of any person or person and for any loss, damaged or destruction of any property, whether owned by the customer or others, caused or claimed to have been caused directly or indirectly by the installation, operations, failure to operate, maintenance, removal, presence, condition, location or use of said service components so provided. The Telephone Company may require each customer to sign an agreement for the furnishing of such service components as a condition precedent to the furnishing of such service components.

11 Original Sheet 5 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 1. Undertaking of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) c. Liability (Cont'd) 5) When the lines of connecting companies are used in establishing connections to points not reached by the Telephone Company's lines, the Telephone Company is not liable for any act or omission of the connecting company or companies. 6) The Telephone Company is not liable for any defacement of or damage to the premises of a customer resulting from the furnishing of channel service components or the attachment of the service components furnished by the Telephone Company on such premises or by the installation or removal thereof when such defacement or damage is not the result of negligence of the agents or employees of the Telephone Company. 7) The Telephone Company shall be under no liability for the quality or defects in voice recording where Telephone Company combined service components are used in making such recordings. d. Provision of Service Components 1) The Telephone Company or the Telephone Company and other telephone companies with which it jointly furnishes service will provide, maintain and repair all service components necessary for Private Line Service, except for those facilities on the customer's side of the network interface. Also, the customer must provide his own terminal equipment, communications systems or premises wiring for use with such service as specified in B.6. a) When a Private Line Service is used for teletypewriter transmission, the teletypewriter equipment will be provided by the customer.

12 Original Sheet 6 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 1. Undertaking of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) d. Provision of Service Components (Cont'd) 1) (Cont'd) b) When a Private Line Service is used for data transmission which requires terminal equipment (data sets) not provided as an integral part of the channel, such data sets will be provided by the customer. With the customer providing his own data set(s) on a private line, it shall be the responsibility of the customer to ensure the continuing compatibility of such data set(s) with the service components furnished by the Telephone Company. c) Where Telephone Company-provided service components and customer-provided equipment and/or customer-provided premises wiring are connected to the same Private Line Service, the customer-provided equipment and/or customer-provided premises wiring must be compatible with the Telephone Company-provided service. The Telephone Company has the service responsibility up to the network interface on the customer's premises for the customer-provided equipment and/or customer-provided premises wiring. d) IntraLATA Private Line Service is offered where existing service components and operating conditions permit. 2) Maintenance and Repairs--All ordinary expenses of maintenance and repair associated with network facilities and equipment, unless otherwise specified in this Tariff, is borne by the Telephone Company. The customer agrees to take good care of the network equipment and facilities provided. In case of damage to or destruction of any of the Company's network equipment or facilities not due to ordinary wear and tear, the customer is held responsible for the cost of replacing the Company's network equipment destroyed or for the cost of restoring the Company's network equipment destroyed or for the cost of restoring the Company's network equipment to its original conditions, except where such damage is not occasioned by the negligence of the customer.

13 Original Sheet 7 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 1. Undertaking of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) d. Provision of Service Components (Cont'd) 3) The charges specified in this Tariff do not include installation, maintenance or repair work being performed by the Telephone Company employees involved at a time when overtime wages apply as a result of customer requests, nor do they include work once begun being interrupted by the customer. If the customer requests that labor be performed at hours of the day or days of the week other than normal work hours or days, or on holidays, or interrupts work once begun, an additional charge based on the additional costs involved applies. Such charges do not apply if sufficient advance notice is given so that employees' work schedules can be changed. The additional charge does not apply to overtime or premium time worked at the Telephone Company's convenience. In situations where the customer requests that "stand-by" Telephone Company personnel be provided for installation or maintenance irrespective of when such "stand-by" workmen are provided, the additional estimated costs of providing such "stand-by" personnel will be billed to the customer. 4) Service components furnished by the Telephone Company on the premises of a customer are the property of the Telephone Company, whose agents and employees shall have the right to enter said premises at any reasonable hour for the purpose of installing, inspecting or repairing the service components or upon termination of the service for the purpose of removing such service components. 5) When serving office boundary realignments are necessary at the discretion of the Telephone Company, those Private Line Services affected by the change will be reconfigured, and this may result in increases or decreases in charges. Any change in the charges billed to a private line customer will become effective when the service office area transfer is made.

14 Original Sheet 8 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 1. Undertaking of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) e. Protective Equipment 1) When a hazardous electrical environment is present at a customer's premises, protective equipment is required to protect all facilities affected when the estimated rise in ground potential is sufficient to cause damage to Telephone Company facilities or to endanger the safety of its employees or customers. The customer may elect to provide his own protective equipment, subject to Telephone Company specifications. The protective equipment may also be provided in accordance with Section B.1.g. following. 2) Neutralizing transformers, isolating transformers, drainage coils and other special protective equipment for use in providing service to customer's premises where there are high ground potentials, even though not required by Section B.1.e.1), may be provided by the customer subject to Telephone Company specifications or in accordance with Section B.1.g. f. Application for Private Line Service 1) Any applicant for Private Line Service may be required to sign an application requesting the Telephone Company to furnish the service in accordance with rates, charges, rules and regulations as specified in this Tariff. 2) The Telephone Company reserves the right to refuse service to any applicant who is found to be indebted to the Telephone Company for Private Line Service previously furnished until satisfactory arrangements have been made for the payment of such indebtedness. The Telephone Company may also refuse to furnish service to any applicant desiring to establish service for former customers or previous customers of the Telephone Company who are indebted for Private Line Service until satisfactory arrangements have been made for the payment of such indebtedness.

15 Original Sheet 9 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 1. Undertaking of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) 2. Use f. Application for Private Line Service (Cont'd) 3) If Private Line Service is established and it is subsequently determined that either condition in Section B.1.f.2) exists, the Telephone Company may suspend or disconnect such service on two day's written notice until satisfactory arrangements have been made for the payment of the prior indebtedness. g. Special Equipment and Arrangements When the customer requests a service arrangement which requires the installation of special equipment or modification of standard equipment, and for which provision is not otherwise made in this Tariff, it can be furnished by the Telephone Company subject to additional regulations, rates and charges as specified for Special Assemblies for Speculative Projects in the Telephone Company's General and Local Exchange Tariff. A Private Line Service may be used for one or more of the purposes specified in Section B.2.a., following. a. Authorized Use A customer may use Private Line Services for one or more of the following purposes: 1) For the transmission of communications to or from the customer and relating directly to the customer's business. 2) For the transmission, to all stations simultaneously, of communications which relate directly to matters of common interest to the customer when those connected to the service are all in the same general line of business. 3) For the transmission of communications relating directly to the business of a subsidiary corporation(s) over which the customer exercises control through the ownership of more than 50 percent of the voting stock.

16 Original Sheet 10 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 2. Use (Cont'd) a. Authorized Use (Cont'd) 4) For the transmission of communication to or from any station on a service furnished to a department or agency of the United States Government when the head of the department or agency, or his duly authorized representative, notifies the Telephone Company in writing that the use is intended only for official United States Government business. 5) For the transmission of communications to, from, within and between air carriers where the customer is an aeronautical communications company licensed under the Aviation Services rules of the Federal Communications Commission to operate stations in the aeronautical mobile and fixed services. 6) Where the customer is an organized stock or commodity exchange for the transmission of communications to or from an exchange member located on the floor of such exchange and relating directly to the business of the member. 7) Where the use of the service relates to coordination or exchange of electrical pooled power for the transmission of communications between any two or more stations of such service or similar services furnished to others who are parties to the coordinating or exchange arrangement. 8) For the transmission of communications to, from and/or between users utilizing premises switching equipment within a Multiline Terminating System Area. The premises switching equipment may be furnished under a resold or shared arrangement.

17 Original Sheet 11 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 2. Use (Cont'd) b. Unlawful Purposes The service is furnished subject to the condition that it will not be used for any unlawful purpose. Service will be discontinued forthwith if any law enforcement agency, acting within its apparent jurisdiction, advises in writing that such service or channels are being used in violation of the law. The Telephone Company will refuse to furnish service when it has reasonable grounds to believe that such service will be used in violation of the law. c. Resale of Use for Others 1) Interexchange Private Line Services may be resold for the purpose of offering an intrastate communications service to others for a profit, subject to the following regulations: a) The resale of a Private Line Service may not encompass the conversion of that Private Line Service into Local Exchange Service, Long Distance Message Telecommunications Service (LDMTS), Wide Area Telecommunications Service (WATS) or the equivalents thereof. b) Orders, including those which involve the start rearrangement, release or discontinuance of service will be accepted by the Telephone Company only from the customer. d. Shared Use of Private Line Service Interexchange Private Line Service may be shared in a long term arrangement between the customer and users subject to the following regulations: 1) The customer may, but does not have to, use the Private Line Service. 2) The customer is responsible for payment of all charges incurred, that are associated with the service utilized by the customer or sharing arrangement participants.

18 Original Sheet 12 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 2. Use (Cont'd) d. Shared Use of Private Line Service (Cont'd) 3) The customer is responsible for compliance with Tariff regulations by each participant in a sharing arrangement. 4) The Telephone Company is not responsible for procuring participants for a sharing arrangement. 5) Sharing arrangements must be nonprofit. The total charges to all participants in a sharing arrangement may not exceed the sum of the Telephone Company's charges for the Private Line Service. The allocation of charges to each participant should be on a nonprofit pro-rata basis. Where the customer for a sharing arrangement is organized as a nonprofit entity, a not-for-profit fee, charges solely for the management, may be allocated by the customer among the sharing participants. 6) The Telephone Company shall not be responsible for the allocation of usage of, or charges for, shared Interexchange Private Line Service. Orders, including those which involve the start, rearrangement, release or discontinuance of service, will be accepted by the Telephone Company only from the customer. 7) Sharing of Private Line Service may not encompass the conversion of that Private Line Service into Local Exchange Service, Long Distance Message Telecommunications Service, Wide Area Telecommunication Service or the equivalents thereof. 3. Obligation of the Customer a. Customer Responsibilities In addition to other rules and regulations, the customer shall be responsible for: 1) Establishing his identity in the course of any communication as often as may be necessary. 2) Establishing the identity of the person or persons with whom connection is made at the called service point.

19 Original Sheet 13 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 3. Obligation of the Customer (Cont'd) a. Customer Responsibilities (Cont'd) 3) Damages to service components of the Telephone Company caused by the negligence or willful act of the customer and not due to ordinary wear and tear or other causes beyond the control of the customer. 4) Reimbursing the Telephone Company for any loss through theft of the service components on the customer's premises. 5) The provision of appropriate power including the outlet and power wiring when the Telephone Company service components installed on the premises of a customer requires power for its operation. 6) Furnishing and maintaining poles and/or underground facilities on private property. 7) The provision, installation and maintenance of sealed conduit with explosive-proof fittings between service components furnished by the Telephone Company in explosive atmospheres and points outside the hazardous area where connection may be made with regular service components of the Telephone Company, and may be required to install and maintain Telephone Company service components within the hazardous area if, in the opinion of the Telephone Company, injury or damage to Telephone Company employees or property might result from installation or maintenance by the Telephone Company. 8) Obtaining permission for Telephone Company agents or employees to enter the premises of the customer at any reasonable hour for the purpose of installing, inspecting, repairing or, upon termination of the service, removing the service components of the Telephone Company. 9) Making all Telephone Company Private Line Service components available for maintenance purposes at a time agreeable to both the Telephone Company and the customer. No allowance will be made for the period during which the service is interrupted for such purposes.

20 Original Sheet 14 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 3. Obligation of the Customer (Cont'd) b. Rearrangements and Repairs A customer may not rearrange, disconnect, remove or attempt to repair or permit others to rearrange, disconnect, remove or attempt to repair any service components installed by the Telephone Company, except upon the written consent of the Telephone Company. c. Transfer of Service Service furnished one customer may be assumed by a new customer upon due notice of cancellation or abandonment, provided there is no lapse in service. The new customer must assume all the obligations of the previous customer. Such transfers are not subject to service charges applicable for Private Line Services. d. Intended Use The purpose or purposes for which the Private Line Service is to be used must be made known to the Telephone Company at the time of application for service. In the event of a planned change in use of service, the customer will notify the Telephone Company, in writing, prior to the change. 4. Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowances a. Payment of Charges and Deposits 1) Advanced Payments Applicants for service or channels may be required to pay in advance of the establishment of service the installation charges applicable, together with any fixed charges applicable for the first month.

21 Original Sheet 15 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 4. Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowances (Cont'd) a. Payment of Charges and Deposits (Cont'd) 2) Payment for Service The customer is responsible for payment of all charges for service components and services furnished to the customer, including any charges transferred to the customer's account where the customer has executed a Contract of Guaranty for applicant or a present customer. Upon nonpayment of any undisputed delinquent charge, the service may be disconnected in accordance with the provisions of the Telephone Company's General and Local Exchange Tariff. 3) Deposits The Telephone Company may require an applicant or a present customer to post a deposit in accordance with the provisions of the Telephone Company's General and Local Exchange Tariff. b. Cancellation for Cause The Telephone Company shall be authorized to discontinue service upon notice from any official charged with the enforcement of the law stating that such service is being used as an instrumentality to violate the law. c. Minimum and Fractional Rates and Charges 1) The minimum service period is one month, except when the cost of special construction is such as to necessitate a longer contract period. 2) When rates are on a "per month" basis, the minimum charges will be for one month. If the period of use exceeds one month, the charges for the fractional part of a month following and consecutive with a full month will be a proportionate part of the monthly charges based on the actual number of days the service components are furnished. For the purpose of administering this regulation with respect to the determination of charges for a fractional part of a month, every month is considered to have 30 days.

22 Original Sheet 16 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 4. Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowances (Cont'd) c. Minimum and Fractional Rates and Charges (Cont'd) 3) In applying a rate involving a fraction of a cent, the fraction is carried through the entire computation of the charge for the service. When the charge so computed includes a fraction of a cent, a fraction of less than one-half cent is disregarded, and a fraction of one-half cent or more is treated as one cent. d. Special Construction 1) Rates and charges for special construction will be provided as set forth of the Telephone Company's General and Local Exchange Tariff. 2) Special construction is that construction undertaken: a) Where service components are not presently available, and there is no other requirement for the service components so constructed. b) Of a type other than that which the Telephone Company would normally utilize in the furnishing of its services. c) Over a route other than that which the Telephone Company would normally utilize in the furnishing of its services. d) In a quantity greater than that which the Telephone Company would normally construct to serve the customer's needs. e) On a temporary basis until permanent service components are available. f) Involving abnormal costs. g) In advance of the normal construction on a expedited basis.

23 Original Sheet 17 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 4. Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowances (Cont'd) d. Special Construction (Cont'd) 3) A request for charges for special construction will be subject to a special Quotation Charge for the direct administrative and engineering costs associated with the preparation of that particular quotation. The amount of such charges will be credited to the account of the customer when an order for that particular special construction is received within 90 days of the quotation. The customer will authorize, through a designated representative, the request for a quotation before the Telephone Company undertakes any work involved in developing such quotations. e. Change in Service Arrangement The normal nonrecurring charge per channel applies when changing from one type of Private Line Service to another type of Private Line Service. f. Suspension of Service Upon request of the customer, service will be suspended without cancellation at any time after the minimum period of service. Service will be suspended for a period of not less than two weeks, and billing shall continue at the full rate. For the purpose of this regulation, the minimum service period shall be computed from the initial establishment of service or from the date the service was last restored from suspension. g. Temporary Surrender of a Service When, at the request of the Telephone Company, a service is temporarily surrendered by the customer for other than maintenance purposes, credit will be allowed, the amount of which will be determined in the same manner as for an allowance for interruptions.

24 Original Sheet 18 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 4. Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowances (Cont'd) h. Allowances for Interruptions If the service is interrupted other than by the negligence or willful act of the customer, an allowance as provided following, at the rate for that portion of the customer's service affected by the interruption, shall be made for the time such interruption continues after the fact is reported by the customer or detected by the Telephone Company. 1) No credit is allowed for interruption of less than 24 hours (except for interruptions pursuant to temporary surrender of service). Credit is allowed for the proportionate part of the monthly charge in multiples of one day for each 24 hours of interruption for the portion of the service rendered inoperative by reason of the interruption. 2) Long Distance Message Telecommunications Service furnished at a customer's request when his Private Line Service is interrupted is charged for at Long Distance Message Telecommunications Service rates. 3) For purposes of administering this regulation with respect to the determination of allowances for a fractional part of a month, every month is considered to have 30 days. i. Cancellation of Application for Service Where installation of service components other than those provided by special construction has been started prior to the cancellation, the charge specified in Section B.4.i.1) and B.4.i.2), following, whichever is lower, applies: 1) A charge equal to the estimated costs incurred in such installation less estimated net salvage.

25 Original Sheet 19 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 4. Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowances (Cont'd) i. Cancellation of Application for Service (Cont'd) 2) The charges for the minimum period of the service ordered by the customer, as provided in this Tariff, plus the full amount of any termination charges applicable. Installation of service components for a customer is considered to have started when the Telephone Company incurs any expense, including engineering, in connection therewith or in preparation therefore which would not otherwise have been incurred, provided the customer has placed an order with the Telephone Company for provision of service. j. Restoration Priority Change Upon receipt of certification in conformance with the Federal Communications Commission's Rules and Regulations which specify the priority system for restoration of Private Line Services, the Telephone Company will change the priority designation of a Private Line Service. The Restoration Priority Change Charge applies when the customer requests a change in the Restoration Priority after the service has been established or after the service has been ordered, but prior to start of service. No charge applies when the Restoration Priority certification is provided with the order to establish the service or when a Restoration Priority is discontinued. Nonrecurring Charge - Per Private Line Service... $21.60

26 Original Sheet 20 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 5. Definitions Certain terms used generally throughout this Tariff are defined as follows: AUTHORIZED PROTECTIVE CONNECTING MODULE: Denotes a protective unit designed by the Company and manufactured under the control of the Company quality assurance procedures which unit is to be incorporated in a conforming answering device. BASE RATE AREA: The portion of the exchange area in which exchange service is furnished at scheduled rates for each class of service without mileage or construction charges. BAUD: Denotes a unit of signaling speed. It is the reciprocal of the time duration in seconds of the shortest signal element (mark or space) within a code signal. The speed in bauds is the number of signal elements per second. BIT: A bit is the smallest unit of information in the binary system of notation. BRIDGING: The connection of one or more channels in parallel with another channel without interrupting the continuity of the first channel. BUILDING: "Same Building" is a structure under one roof or two or more structures on the same premises which are connected by an enclosed passageway in which the wires or cables of the Company may be placed without exposure to outside electrical circuits or the weather. In no chase can conduit be considered as an enclosed passageway. The term "same building" does not include those premises connected by a covered public mall (see Premises). CHANNEL: Denotes a portion of a Private Line Service which is a path (or paths) for electrical communication between two or more network interfaces located on customer premises or between Telephone Company offices or between a network interface located on a customer's premises and a serving office. A channel may be furnished in such a manner as the Telephone Company may elect, whether by wire, radio, or a combination thereof and whether or not by means of a single physical service component or route.

27 Original Sheet 21 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 5. Definitions (Cont'd) CHANNEL TERMINAL: The service components required to terminate an intralata interexchange channel at a serving office. COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS: Denotes channels and other service components which are capable, when not connected to Private Line Services, of two-way communications between customer-provided terminal equipment or Telephone Company service components. CONFORMING ANSWERING DEVICE: Denotes a customer-provided device which automatically answers incoming calls; transmits a prerecorded voice message or appropriate audible signal to the calling party; records a voice message from the calling party, if so designed and arranged; and automatically disconnects from the line in a prearranged manner on completion of the last of the functions for which it was designed and arranged as described in this Paragraph. The conforming answering device may include remote interrogation and/or device function control. A conforming answering device must incorporate an authorized protective connecting module and must bear a valid conformance number.

28 Original Sheet 22 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 5. Definitions (Cont'd) CONNECTING ARRANGEMENT: Denotes the service components provided by the Telephone Company to accomplish the direct electrical connection of customer-provided service components with the service components of the Telephone Company or the direct electrical connection of Telephone Company service components. CONNECTING COMPANY: A corporation, association, firm or individual owning and operating one or more exchanges and with whom traffic is interchanged. CONTRACT: The service agreement between a customer and the Telephone Company under which service components for communication between specified locations for designated periods, and for the use of the customer or user specifically named in the contract are furnished in accordance with the provisions of the Tariff. CUSTOMER: The person, firm or corporation who orders service and is responsible for the payment of charges and the compliance with the rules and regulations of the Telephone Company. A customer must have a communication requirement of his own for each Private Line Telephone Service. CUSTOMER-PROVIDED PREMISES WIRING: Premises wiring provided by a customer for use with service components furnished by the Telephone Company for Private Line Service.

29 Original Sheet 23 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 5. Definitions (Cont'd) CUSTOMER-PROVIDED TEST EQUIPMENT: Denotes test equipment located at the premises of the customer or user that is used by the customer or user for the detection and/or isolation of a communications service fault. CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT: Devices, apparatus and their associated wiring, provided by a customer or user for use with service components furnished by the Telephone Company for Private Line Service and does not include customer-provided communications systems. DATA ACCESS ARRANGEMENT: Denotes a protective connecting arrangement for use with the network control signaling unit or, in lieu of the connecting arrangement, an arrangement to identify a central office line and protective service components and procedures to determine compliance with criteria set forth in this Tariff. DEMARCATION POINT: That point at which the Telephone Company's responsibility for installation and maintenance on a tariffed basis ends and the customer's option to install and/or maintain inside wire begins. DIRECT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION: Denotes a physical connection of the electrical conductors in the communications path. DISTRIBUTION CENTER: Indicates amplifying and bridging equipment required to connect local sections to an interexchange section of that network. DUPLEX SERVICE: Denotes service which permits customer or users to communicate in both directions simultaneously. EQUALIZED: Denotes a procedure which provides for the component frequencies of the material transmitted having about the same relationship at the two ends of the channel.

30 Original Sheet 24 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 5. Definitions (Cont'd) EXCHANGE: Denotes a unit established by the Telephone Company or a connecting company for the administration of telecommunications service in a specified area which usually embraces a city, town or village and its environs. It consists of one or more central offices together with the associated facilities used in furnishing communications service within that area. EXCHANGE AREA: The area within which the Telephone Company will furnish complete telephone service at the exchange rates applicable within that area. FOREIGN EXCHANGE SERVICE: Exchange Service furnished by means of a circuit connecting a customer's service point to a primary serving office of another exchange. HALF-DUPLEX SERVICE: Denotes service which permits communications alternately in either direction, or for communication in one direction only, including bidirectional simultaneous transmission of tones required solely for control purposes or quick turnaround or synchronization. INTEREXCHANGE CHANNEL: That portion of a Private Line Service which interconnects two primary serving offices in different exchanges within the same LATA. INTEREXCHANGE CUSTOMER(S) (IC): Denotes any individual, partnership, association, corporation or governmental agency or any other entity which subscribes to the services offered under the Facilities for Intrastate Access Tariff to provide intrastate telecommunications services for its own use or for the use of its customers (End Users).

31 Original Sheet 25 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 5. Definitions (Cont'd) INTEREXCHANGE SERVICE: A Private Line Service within the same LATA where the network interfaces located on customer premises are in different exchanges within the same LATA. INTEROFFICE CHANNEL: That portion of a Private Line Service within the same LATA which interconnects interexchange channels with local channels. INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE: Cable in a building that extends the outside plant distribution facilities from the building entrance to equipment rooms, cross-connection points or other distribution points. INTRAEXCHANGE SERVICE: A Private Line Service where the network interfaces located on customer premises are wholly within an exchange as defined in the Local Exchange Tariff. INTRALATA: A Private Line Service where the network interfaces located on customer premises are wholly within a LATA as defined in this Tariff. ISOCHRONOUS: Isochronous is transmission timing derived from the signal carrying the data. (i.e., No timing or clock lead is provided at the customer interface.) LOCAL ACCESS AND TRANSPORT AREA (LATA): The Local Access and Transport Area denotes a geographical area established for the administration of communications service. It encompasses designated local operating Telephone Company exchanges which are grouped to serve common social, economic and miscellaneous purposes. LOCAL CHANNEL: That portion of a Private Line Service which interconnects a network interface located on a customer's premises to an interexchange channel. MOVE: When used in connection with the application of move charges for Private Line Service, denotes a change in the physical location on different premises when made at the request of the customer, without discontinuance of service, of service components provided by the Telephone Company.

32 Original Sheet 26 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 5. Definitions (Cont'd) MULTILINE TERMINATING SYSTEM AREA: Denotes a premises or multipremises within the same building or continuous property in resold or shared use arrangements for customer premises key or switching equipment. MULTIPOINT SERVICE: Denotes a service arrangement which provides communication capability between more than two private line network interfaces within the same LATA constituting a common dedicated communications system. NETWORK CONTROL SIGNALING: Denotes the transmission of signals used in the telecommunications system which perform functions such as supervision (control, status and charging signals), address signaling (e.g., dialing), calling and called number identification, audible tone signals (call progress signals indicating reorder or busy conditions, alerting, coin denominations, coin collect and coin return tones) to control the operation of switching machines in the telecommunications systems. NETWORK CONTROL SIGNALING UNIT: Denotes the service components furnished, installed and maintained by the Telephone Company for the provision of network control signaling. NETWORK INTERFACE: A point of minimum penetration on a customer's premises where the network service is electrically terminated. This physical interface or demarcation point is a standard registration jack or its equivalent which provides electrical isolation between the network and premises services and is defined for each type of Private Line Service. (See Demarcation Point.) OTHER LINE CHARGE: The charge applied by another telephone company for the portion of an intralata interexchange service which it furnishes. The "other line" charge added to the Telephone Company's charge for the portion of the intralata interexchange service which it furnishes is the through charge for the entire intralata interexchange service furnished jointly be the Telephone Company and other telephone companies. OTHER TELEPHONE COMPANY: See Connecting Company.

33 Original Sheet 27 B. GENERAL REGULATIONS 5. Definitions (Cont'd) PREMISES: All portions of the same building occupied by the same customer, provided that: - The portions are not separated from each other by intervening offices, rooms or suites not occupied by the customer. - The portions of different floors are contiguous and that the portion on the upper floor is directly above the portion occupied on the lower floor. All of the buildings are located on one continuous plot of property, all of which plot is owned and/or held under lease by the same customer, and the buildings are not separated by a public vehicular thoroughfare which is governmentally owned. PREMISES WIRING: Wiring on the customer's side of the network interface provided for use with service components furnished by the Company for Private Lien Service. PRIMARY SERVING OFFICE: That office in a single office service area or that office of a multi-office service area which is designated by the Telephone Company as the primary serving office. A primary serving office is also a serving office. In a service area where there is not physically located a serving office, a theoretical location has been established by the Telephone Company for billing purposes. : Channels and other service components (when provided by the Telephone Company) provided solely for the use of a customer or user. REGISTERED: Denotes equipment which complies with and has been approved within the Registration provisions of the Federal Communications Commissions Rules and Regulations. SERVICE AREA: An exchange.